laptoprob Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share #81 Â Posted January 18, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hooray! Â The D2 is back, after exactly 2 months since it was shipped to Leica. That is including christmas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Hi laptoprob, Take a look here Digilux 2 serial numbers and sensor failure. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
spylaw4 Posted January 18, 2008 Share #82 Â Posted January 18, 2008 Back yesterday after 2 months away, I had almost forgotten how nice a camera it feels in the hand - spent quite a time just fondling it! Now we need some decent weather for a few trial pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerbear Posted January 30, 2008 Share #83 Â Posted January 30, 2008 Mine was sent to NJ and it took a little over 4 months to get it back. I called every few weeks to check on progress and everyone at Leica was very friendly. It was returned all cleaned up with a fresh new battery. Although it took some time it was worth the wait. Â Thank you Leica for the fine product and service you provide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcnyc Posted February 1, 2008 Share #84 Â Posted February 1, 2008 299-- . first magenta cast in raw about a week ago,today lines then totally failed. send it to N.J. tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted February 11, 2008 Share #85 Â Posted February 11, 2008 Having not used D2 for a couple of weeks, went to check battery, sensor failed, no warning just grey horizontal bands. Off to Solms. Â Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted February 11, 2008 Share #86 Â Posted February 11, 2008 Update, just checked with Adeal the Aust agent, doing replacement of sensor in Melbourne, quoting 2weeks, waiting on parts due in last week. Â Regards, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronryser Posted February 13, 2008 Share #87 Â Posted February 13, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have yet to have any sensor problems or any other problems...yet. It looks like a range of affected serial #'s has not been determined. Does anyone know when Leica will withdraw the extended warranty for the sensors? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcnyc Posted February 17, 2008 Share #88 Â Posted February 17, 2008 Although My D2 failure fit the description of a sensor problem. Leica N.J. sent me a repair estimate for work to be performed: Replace Circuit board, Upgrade to current standard, Adjust autofocus, Adjust cullimation, Check and adjust for good working order. $430, 3-4 months. No specific mention of replacing the sensor ( serial # 299xxx) I was very gentile with My D2 and never dropped it. Anyone else experience a circuit board problem? Meanwhile back to My trusty Leicaflex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaethe Posted February 22, 2008 Share #89 Â Posted February 22, 2008 oh no, i don't like the sound of that last post. i just sent mine to nj february 19, serial # 299xxxx and per colleen's return email, she said if it was a sensor problem it would be covered by the now expired warranty (nov 04 purchase), however there were lots of cameras there and to expect a 4 month wait. i, too, shall call periodically to check on progress, and keep my fingers crossed that i do not get a "not the sensor" estimate back. kaethe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reading Posted February 24, 2008 Share #90 Â Posted February 24, 2008 Mine is 298XXX and without a doubt on return the software had been updated and the photos are much better than when the camera was new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvincent Posted February 25, 2008 Share #91 Â Posted February 25, 2008 Mine went back to Leica NJ on January 28 (ser.# 299xxxx). Have been told it will be fixed under warranty (purchased 03/2005), but that it will be a 4-5 month wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photopix Posted February 26, 2008 Share #92 Â Posted February 26, 2008 My Panasonic LC1 has the sensor failure symptoms, so I contacted Panasonic here in Australia but they really did not know what I was talking about! I have taken it to one if their service centres and hopefully they can get some action. If anyone in Australia has had a similar problem please let me know. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchout72 Posted February 27, 2008 Share #93 Â Posted February 27, 2008 #3016*** - so far so good. Guess the problem got fixed by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted February 27, 2008 Share #94  Posted February 27, 2008 My Panasonic LC1 has the sensor failure symptoms, so I contacted Panasonic here in Australia but they really did not know what I was talking about! I have taken it to one if their service centres and hopefully they can get some action. If anyone in Australia has had a similar problem please let me know. Thanks  Somewhere or other there is a little web page with a table showing the Panasonic serial nos. that were known at the time to be subject to the failure. I think it has been posted either way back in this thread or elsewhere on the forum - maybe even still up on the Panasonic website. Sorry I don't have it to hand - I have the D2 so it was of academic interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted February 27, 2008 Share #95 Â Posted February 27, 2008 My two, both 301****, so far no problems. As has been mentioned before I too wonder just how long Leica will replace them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaethe Posted March 4, 2008 Share #96  Posted March 4, 2008 oh no, i don't like the sound of that last post. i just sent mine to nj february 19, serial # 299xxxx and per colleen's return email, she said if it was a sensor problem it would be covered by the now expired warranty (nov 04 purchase), however there were lots of cameras there and to expect a 4 month wait. i, too, shall call periodically to check on progress, and keep my fingers crossed that i do not get a "not the sensor" estimate back.kaethe  whew!!! received my letter today, verifying that it was a sensor problem, that it would be a three to four month wait. kaethe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted March 10, 2008 Share #97  Posted March 10, 2008 I remember reading in the archives a few months ago and someone said that 60000 D2's were produced.Not sure if it's still possible to dig up the old thread,maybe someone else remembers.(Bill Parsons?) I was thinking along the same lines as Riley in that even with the sensor issue sorted the later D2's wouldn't be immune to Murphy's Law,although I admit that's wishful thinking on my part....Meanwhile the glass on the D2 is the nearest I'm gonna get to the Summicron Glow for a while...good luck........Liam  Hi Liam.  I powered up my D-2 today, after a few months sleep, and the sensor is just smears. The serial number is 2987xxx.  Checked with a different battery, but same deal. Guess it'll go for a refurb of the sensor.  What I like about my deal is that my cars, cameras, and other electronic equipment always fail in the driveway -- not 500 miles away on Sunday evening.  I plan to keep this thing because it's SILENT! I'll report on the time-to-fix.  Regards to all, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rliamo Posted March 10, 2008 Share #98 Â Posted March 10, 2008 Cheers for that Bill,sorry to hear about your cam.It's starting to look like the sensor failure is mostly affecting the earlier models .Hope mine (30140xx) continues to work well 'cause it was my first decent camera and I'm very fond of it.Even with it's small(er) sensor it produces sharp colourful pictures,and in black & white it's a little diamond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted March 10, 2008 Share #99 Â Posted March 10, 2008 Cheers for that Bill,sorry to hear about your cam.It's starting to look like the sensor failure is mostly affecting the earlier models .Hope mine (30140xx) continues to work well 'cause it was my first decent camera and I'm very fond of it.Even with it's small(er) sensor it produces sharp colourful pictures,and in black & white it's a little diamond. Â Liam, I have a print at 13x15 of a kid's face that was about 1/10 of the sensor (that would be about 1mm square). That works out to about a 35x enlargement. Â If one stands back about 4 feet, the 'grain' is not particularly noticeable, and the color and saturation are excellent. This is a great camera. Did I say SILENT? Â Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted March 11, 2008 Share #100 Â Posted March 11, 2008 2984xxx from March 04, no problem so far. Â Seen what I fear are the first signs of the sensor failing today. The camera has been sitting idle for about a month. I'll have a chat with the Norwegian distributor tomorrow to see what they say. Â - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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